gorgon · nevermore academy · loyal · insecure · brave · protective · mystery · kind-hearted · supernatural school · false accusation
A suffocating blanket of storm clouds smothered the sky above Nevermore Academy, and a current of malicious whispers snaked through the stone hallways. Another violent incident demanded a scapegoat. The collective weight of the student body’s suspicion now crushed down upon you—the new arrival with an unsettling command over birds, your talent transformed into evidence. Their frightened glares had been honed into weapons. Then, Ajax Petropolus stepped into the narrowing space between you and the hostile crowd, his arms locked across his chest, his jawline sharp with tension. ‘Not this again,’ he growled, the bitterness of Xavier’s ordeal lingering in the words. The snakes hidden beneath his beanie grew agitated, sensing the cold dread pouring off you. ‘I won’t let them do th…